Mounting Cnut Hill - Sat 9/5

[gav24]

waterproof cameras again boys, looking at the weather it may be a bit soggy....
although, i'm hopeful the east coast will get away without any rain....

[gav24]

waterproof cameras again boys, looking at the weather it may be a bit soggy....
although, i'm hopeful the east coast will get away without any rain....

Scratch all that.

Sundays gonna be awesome weather
Two days of windy, track drying weather on Friday and Sat, then Sunday is Sun, sun, sun - according to met service predictions.
Reckon we'll all be cruising up Cnut hill in Boardies and Jandals Bro!

[junkmanjoe]

yea boys if the weather bomb hits....... good luck with that...........

[NordieBoy]

Scratch all that.

Sundays gonna be awesome weather
Two days of windy, track drying weather on Friday and Sat, then Sunday is Sun, sun, sun - according to met service predictions.
Reckon we'll all be cruising up Cnut hill in Boardies and Jandals Bro!

Snow boardies

[marks]

so are we meeting at Toppys?
9.30?
what time works for everyone?

bring sammies and knobbies

[stormtrooper]

so are we meeting at Toppys?
9.30?
what time works for everyone?

bring sammies and knobbies

Sounds like a good plan 930 at Toppys

[bart]

Sounds like a good plan 930 at Toppys

Hmmmm, early start for me. Oh well......less beer Saturday night and I'll be right.

[andy mac]

9:30 is too early for me, I guarantee I will be late! So how about leaving the square at 10? That way the coffee drinkers can have a bowl or whatever else they do.
If it's still gale force winds I will trailer the bike over

[marks]

So those that want can turn up for coffee around 9.30 ish with the intention of leaving Martinborough by 10-10.30?

I was planning on taking the car/trailer up to the intersection of Haurangi and Clay Creek Rd and unloading/ gearing up there.

We'll aim to get to toppys by 9.30 and leave about 9.45 as we will kill 30 minutes unloading and getting ready.

now all I need to do is put new wheel bearings on the WR, new back tire on the WR, new front tire on the DT, bigger tank on the WR .......

[bart]

If the wind is anything like it is here at the moment, I think I'll give it a miss.

[NordieBoy]

If the wind is anything like it is here at the moment, I think I'll give it a miss.

Beans for lunch?

[gav24]

If the wind is anything like it is here at the moment, I think I'll give it a miss.

Think the wind will die down on saturday - but if you get the rain and hail we've had today on the Kapiti Coast, then those river crossings will be fun....again!

[marks]

sooo whats the weather in the 'rapa like today???

tomorrows forecast is:

Morning showers clearing and becoming fine.
Strong gusty northwesterlies,
gale in exposed places.

if there has been much rain yesterday/today then I'm wondering if the ride is best left for another day as high river levels will possibly stop us searching for the alternate way up cnut plus the other hillclimb was quite steep greasy clay in places and may be not be doable.

I'm also a little concerned about taking the DT as today I discovered that when I looped it on Odlins I bent the front axle which can't be doing the forks much good...(I suppose I should check the forks for straightness too )

**update - the spawn and I have decided to bail - have fun if you go guys**

[junkmanjoe]

today the weather in the rapa is SHIT

[Box'a'bits]

But some of the weather has been localised. Kapiti got the worst of it. Wellington in contrast enjoyed a fine afternoon, & only a cloudy morning.